Life Care Center of Athens

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Life Care Center of Athens, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Mar 28, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from sexual abuse for 3 residents (Resident #49, Resident #88, and Resident #15) of 4 residents reviewed for abuse. The facility staff documented Resident #49 exhibited multiple Public Sex Acts from 11/2025 through 3/2026. The facility failed to notify the Medical Director and the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) of sexually inappropriate behaviors documented and exhibited by Resident #49. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF835Mar 28, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, job description review, facility documentation review, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Plan review, and interview, the facility's Administration failed to provide effective leadership and oversight after 1 resident (Resident #49) was not identified by facility staff as having exhibited sexually abusive behaviors or activities. This failure of staff who were trained in Dementia care and Abuse allowed the sexual behaviors to persist which allowed continued non-consensual sexually inappropriate behaviors and abuse. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF865Mar 28, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, facility documentation review, and interview, the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee continued with the same approach to each resident-to-resident sexual abuse interaction, failed to identify the resident's activity as sexual abuse activity, and resident abuse was continually repeated. The resident-to resident altercations had occurred on multiple occasions between on 11/11/2025 and 3/28/2026 between 3 residents (Resident #49, Resident #15, and Resident #99) which resulted in abuse for Resident #49. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF603Mar 28, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, secured unit documentation review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure documentation for the participation in the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) review by the physician for the Secured Unit Placement of 6 residents (Resident #4, #23, #49, #71, #72, and #88) and failed to ensure the resident or resident representative signed the IDT review for the continued placement in the Secure Unit for 2 residents (Resident #72 and #88) of 6 residents reviewed for Secured Unit Placement. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF558Mar 28, 2026

  Based on medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide reasonable accommodations of needs for 1 resident (Resident #22) and failed to ensure call lights were in reach for 2 residents (Resident #40, and #43) of 30 residents observed. The findings include: Review of the medical record revealed Resident #22 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Traumatic Ischemia of Muscle (a serious condition where blood flow to a muscle is severely reduced or blocked due to trauma), Cerebral Infarction Affecting Left Side, and Neuralgia (severe shooting pain along a nerve pathway), and Neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye) . […]